Something unexpected [Tagged&open]

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// So yeah Cascade here with Chandler, but open for others too! //

The sun had nearly disappeared behind the horizon. It painted the land and skies with shades of red, while a curtain of mist had covered the area of Sandmoor. There walked a lonely spirit, soul of a wolf who used to explore areas like this with his brother. But those times were gone, and now Hati felt so utterly alone. He could heard some spring birds singing and wind rustling the grass, but nothing more. Oh how he missed the feeling of a fresh wind going through his fur. Now he didn't feel it's comfortable touch, only heard how it howled it's wordless crying.
He wasn't actually going anywhere, life was quite boring as a ghost. He didn't need to take time on hunting and surviving. He didn't need to eat or drink, just be. He couldn't even sleep. So he just walked slowly, each step being very careful. His steps didn't make any voice, and there wasn't his breathing to be heard. He was as silent like his surrounding silence. It was getting darker, so the light aura around him was barely visible.

[Cascade]

(ooc: Sorry to reply so late!)

It wasn't like her to be wandering around in a packland that wasn't hers. Nevermind that she had none of her own, or that the Outer Reaches had been unclaimed for years. It just felt...weird. Like at any given moment she could round a corner and stumble upon some pack of evils staking their claim. They'd probably eat her in some sort of ritualistic sacrifice, or whatever else evils were wont to do.

Though, Chandler supposed she couldn't be that worried about such a far-fetched situation, or else she wouldn't be exploring the Outer Reaches now with the myriad uncontested lands available to her. She had been all through the forests, which were fine, and all through the grasslands. She'd eaten rabbit after rabbit, fish after fish, and though keeping herself safe and out of danger was one of her main priorities, seeing and eating the same old things had gotten...well, dull.

So, this little trip to the heathlands was a breath of fresh air for her, paranoid delusions of cannibalistic evils aside. She had never considered herself much of a pack wolf, let alone a leader, but she figured that if it were somehow up to her to choose a home for a family of wolves, this place wouldn't actually be half bad. It was a little more exposed than the forest, but the scrub bushes bloomed in a surprising variety of colors that set Chandler's heart at ease. Springtime was probably the best time to be in the heath, and she paid little attention to anything as she wandered through except the possibility of seeing the sunset over the approaching ridge.

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All the time as Hati slowly walked onwards, he kept his eyes down. There was nothing to see anyway. And he still wasn't used to the fact that he could see right through himself. Right now his legs were translucent, he couldn't see his toes anymore. It wasn't as big shoch as it was when he first experienced it, but disturbing at least. It happened about a week ago, when all this began. This all was still very weird, and Hati couldn't fully understand it. Most importantly, he couldn't understand _why_, this had happened to him. Oh how he missed his mate and brother..
His thought stopped when he thought he had heard something. One thing he had noticed about his new life as a mere ghost, he registered his surroundings better than he did when he still lived. He heard everything better, now that he didn't have things like... own pulse and breathing, distracting. Well that was just depressing thought.

He lowered himself and stopped, and focused on listening his surroundings. Yes, someone was definitely moving here. That made him actually feel a little nervous, because he had't met any living wolf after his awakening. He feared what others might think about him and how they'd react when seeing him. He had seen himself from a reflection, and what he saw was shocking. He didn't even recognise himself anymore. His fur wasn't same colored, his eyes had lost their green color what they used to be... And his wounds, they didn't seem to leave him. Right now they didn't bleed, but they still looked gruesome, red and fresh looking gaping wounds.

[Cascade]

Chandler was quite lost in thought as she came over the ridge and laid down to wait for the sunset. She settled down in a bald spot on the ground that wasn't too dusty, away from the rough shrubs that covered most of the area. The soil and sand mixed together here, creating interesting marble patterns on the patches of bare ground. It was almost distracting enough for her not to notice the sudden drop in temperature.

A sudden chill, at this time of day? It was possibly nothing, but it was even more possibly something bizarre. Chandler crouched down, looking all around her for any sign of danger. "W-who's out there?" she called out to the empty territory, voice shaking despite her best efforts.

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It seemed like the other wolf didn't notice right away the lurking ghost. Hati observed it, seemed like it was a lonely she wolf. What she was doing here at this time of the day, he didn't know, a loner maybe? He stayed behind dried bushes and long grass, as he crawled a little closer, out of curiosity. When he still had his mortal life, he used to be a very social wolf, and maybe that was the power that made him move slowly forward. But there was also the fear about reactions, it slowed him down and made him feel unpleasantly nervous. His steps were silent, as was the environment. There wasn't even any birds to be heard, maybe they had flied away from the ghosts presence.

He noticed that the female wolf had settled to lay down, and seemed to look around where she lay. Maybe she was just here to enjoy some quality time alone, and would not be happy at all seeing Hati. He decided to left her to have her peace. Just as when he was turning back, he heard her voice. She had noticed him? And she clearly sounded startled, which made Hati feel actually bad. But he didn't want to leave her to uneasy feeling of not being alone, so he decided to show himself.
"Calm down, I mean no harm..." He voiced, and realized that he hadn't actually spoked a single word in a long time, which made his own voice sound a little unfamiliar to him. He stepped onward from behind bushes and long grass, and raised himself to stand straight. He was a little behind her, and he felt like the setting sun shone right through him.